Labour Party conference backs wealth tax to help workers
A motion calling for a wealth tax has been backed by Labour delegates following a vote at this…
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Push but don’t preach – the challenge for Labourites everywhere
After Ed Miliband’s 2012 conference speech I wrote about the philosophy behind ‘One Nation.’ I wrote that the…
Sarah Boyack publishes ‘100 ideas for a New Scotland’
Scottish Labour leadership candidate Sarah Boyack MSP yesterday launched a document outlining ‘100 ideas for a New Scotland’. When…
A healthy city needs more than just the NHS
George Osborne’s announcement earlier this week of some extra NHS funding only confirmed that much-loved institution and its…
George Osborne has provided the opening. Here’s how Labour can take it.
A single graph in a turgid economic document has provided an opening that could enable Labour to change…
Labour pushes for debate on firefighter pensions
After dozens of strike actions, Labour MPs have made a renewed attempt to resolve the dispute over pensions…
Mandela remembered
The 5th of December is the first anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death. Nelson Mandela is remembered, revered and…
It took the Home Secretary four years before she finally met survivors of child sexual abuse
Yesterday it emerged that victims of alleged historic child sex abuse were withdrawing from the Home Office-led inquiry.…
Poll shows “colossal” cuts will his Tory election chances
Yesterday the IFS analysis of the Autumn Statement revealed that the government are planning “colossal” spending cuts in…
Hugh Bayley announces he’s stepping down as an MP
Hugh Bayley, the MP for York Central, has announced that he will be stepping down at the next…
Burnham calls on Shadow Cabinet to “raise our game” and support Miliband
In an interview with Total Politics magazine, Andy Burnham has said that it’s time for the Shadow Cabinet…
